How plan sponsors are really stepping up on behalf of their members In this digital dimension we are now immersed in, web-based mental-health care is rapidly becoming more advanced and is catering to the evolving needs of the modern workforce. With studies suggesting that up to 70% of doctors’ visits can be handled virtually, online health-care [...]
The OHIP+ program, which has offered free prescription medication to all Ontarians under the age of 24 since January 1st, 2018, will undergo changes at the end of March. Teens and young adults under the age of 24 with private health benefits will no longer be eligible to receive free prescriptions through OHIP+. Children and youth 24 [...]
Posted with permission of Doug MacLeod, January 17, 2019 Recently, it has become increasingly difficult for employment lawyers to assess an employer’s potential legal liability in connection with an employee termination. The law is pretty straightforward but predicting how a judge will apply the law to a specific termination is riddled with legal uncertainty. A recent case involving a [...]
Sun Life recently released 2 exceptional benchmarking reports for the under 50 and plus 50 employer marketplace. Unfortunately, they did not summarize the results in an Executive Summary, so it is unlikely any plan sponsor will read a 56 page and 72 page report. (What were they thinking). That means this data from over 20,000 benefits [...]
Twenty-five years after graduating university, I can reflect on numerous client interactions as an Analyst, Group Representative, and later as an Independent Adviser. Employment does not equate to competence, so whether I add any more value to the client relationship, more so than my counterpart at another benefits firm can only be answered by my [...]
